enCompass Staff:

Kevin Thomas (kevin@encompasschurch.org)
Lead Pastor

Spouse:  Becky

Children:  Five Kids ages 10, 8, 5, 3, and 2

Pets:  None

Birthday:  August 17, 1965

Born in the town of: San Jose, CA

How do you serve at enCompass?  Lead Pastor and recently fired as webmaster.

Hobbies or Interests: Classic movies, jogging, pop culture, playing in the back yard with my kids.

What is your favorite movie? Amadeus, North by Northwest, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

What is your favorite book? “Soul Survivor” Philip Yancy or “Silence” Shusaku Endo

What are your favorite TV shows? The Apprentice, The Amazing Race, Monday Night Football, syndicated reruns of Gilligan’s Island and the Odd Couple.

What is in your CD player right now? Shrek soundtrack (my kids put it there)

Best Invention of your lifetime: Nerf Football

If you were stranded on a remote island and you could choose three items to have with you, what three items would you choose?  To survive, I’d have to bring along an axe, a deep cast iron skillet and flint to start a fire. But I’d rather have my wife, a bible, and Frisbee. Of course, it seems to make most sense just to bring along a large fishing boat filled with enough fuel to get back to the nearest place with a phone.

Tanner Anderson (Tanner@encompasschurch.org)
Worship Arts Director

Birthday: Nov 3

Born in the town of: Grand Rapids, MN (moved to Bemidji when I was 3)

How do you serve at enCompass?  Worship Arts Director and Pastor of Senior High  

Hobbies or Interests: Singing, drums, drama, watching and playing sports

What is your favorite movie? Comedy: Waiting for Guffman; Drama: Sense and Sensibility

What is your favorite book?  Purpose Driven Life, because it changed me the most  

What are your favorite TV shows? When I’m watching TV, I’m usually watching sports.

What is in your CD player right now? Jars of Clay

Best Invention of your lifetime:  Espresso machine

If you were stranded on a remote island and you could choose three items to have with you, what three items would you choose? Bible (to inspire me), Wilson (to keep me company…it worked for Tom Hanks), Wings (to fly out)

John Nicholson (John@encompasschurch.org)
Business Administrator

Spouse:  Caren

Children:  Adam, Jamie, Aaron, and Kyle

Pets:  Tropical fish on Aquarium screen saver

Birthday:  December 31

Born in:  St. Paul, MN

How do your serve at enCompass?  Business Administrator

Hobbies and Interests:  Biking, Riding my Harley, Travel, Scuba diving

What is your favorite movie?  Casablanca

What is your favorite book? (1) Bible, (2) 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

What is your favorite TV Show?  Seinfeld reruns

What is in your CD player right now? Revival in Belfast - Robin Mark

Best invention in your lifetime? Cookie Dough Ice-cream

If you were stranded on a remote island and you could choose three items to have with you, what three items would you choose? Bible, Picture of Caren, Satellite Telephone with fresh batteries

Name:  Tricia Sedlacek (KidZone@encompasschurch.org)
Children’s Ministry-Teaching Coordinator

Spouse: Dan

Children: Summer (7), Savannah (5), and Sierra (16 months)

Pets:  none

Birthday: February 1st

Born in:  North Branch, MN

How do you serve at enCompass?  Children’s Ministry-Teaching Coordinator

Hobbies or interests:   Going to the YMCA, spending time with my husband and kiddos, watching movies, MOPS, camping, reading, getting together with friends and traveling. 

What is your favorite movie?  Oh there are so many…  I enjoy movies that promote some analysis of societal behavior.  Under this category, I think “Crash” is my favorite.  For the brainless, relaxing type, I’d say, “While You Were Sleeping”.

What is your favorite book?  Again so many… For now, “Peace Like a River” by Leif Enger

What are your favorite TV shows?  Channel 2 cartoons!  They allow me the time to have coffee before I start parenting in the morning! J

What is in your CD player right now? Norah Jones

Best invention of your lifetime:  I don’t have one….yet, but the robotic vacuum!  What a great idea!

If you were stranded on a remote island and you could choose three items to have with you, what three items would you choose?   Food, water and a very strong, intelligent individual to help devise a plan to get me off of the island!  How awful!

Lauri Zobrack (KidZone@encompasschurch.org)
Volunteer Coordinator - Children's Ministry

Spouse:  Brian

Children: Alex (21), Eli (6), Tey (4)

Pets: Bandit (Chinese Pug)

Birthday:  July 15

Born in: Ripon, WI

How do your serve at enCompass? Volunteer Coordinator for Children's Ministry; Greeter; encompass Cafe; Service Projects

Hobbies and Interests:  I love to hang with my boys, scrapbook, workout, and just putz around the house

What is your favorite movie?  It's a 3 way tie - Cool Hand Luke, Shawshank Redemption, or Crash

What is your favorite book? Aside from the Bible, it is 'Younger next Year" by Crowley & Lodge - very motivational!

What is your favorite TV Show? Grey's Anatomy and House (plus Dateline and 20/20 like shows)

What is in your CD player right now? Casting Crowns - Lifesongs

Best invention in your lifetime?  IPOD - makes working out much more fun!

If you were stranded on a remote island and you could choose three items to have with you, what three items would you choose? A Bible, my husband and kids, and a toasty fleece blanket!